By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A statement of confidence as much as style, Naomi Osaka walked onto one of the biggest stages in tennis wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol in a bold opening act at the Australian Open. Aware that such an iconic walk-on
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By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami yet again rescheduled a hearing on Tuesday so that a Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds could finalize her legal team. Judge Enjoliqué A. Lett granted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s request for two more
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland heralds a “deep crisis” for NATO and raises questions about the alliance’s preservation as a single military-political bloc, Russia’s top diplomat said Tuesday. “It was hard to imagine before that such a thing could happen,” Foreign
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By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign. “Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward
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Tuesday, Jan. 20 EAST Akron 82, Buffalo 63 Albertus Magnus 125, Elms 68 Babson 80, MIT 51 Bates 87, Maine-Farmington 82 Chestnut Hill 95, Jefferson 87 Clark 79, Springfield Pride 71 Colby 96, Husson 69 Connecticut College 88, City College of New York 50 Endicott College 84, Curry College 76 Farmingdale State 83, SUNY-Purchase 61
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–MURRAY STATE-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Murray State plays Drake at Knapp Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–MURRAY STATE-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Murray State plays Drake at Knapp Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–MURRAY STATE-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Murray State plays Drake at Knapp Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–MURRAY STATE-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Murray State plays Drake at Knapp Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Immigration-ICE-Congress-Visits Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members’ access to ICE facilities SUMMARY: A federal judge has refused to temporarily block
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Immigration-ICE-Congress-Visits Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members’ access to ICE facilities SUMMARY: A federal judge has refused to temporarily block
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in all cash — in an effort to win over the Hollywood giant’s shareholders for its $72 billion merger and potentially thwart a hostile bid from Skydance-owned Paramount. Back in December, Netflix struck
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is fighting a two-front war at the outset of this year’s midterm campaigns, working to prevent Democratic victories while also attempting to purge the Republican Party of the few remaining members who have defied him over the years. Sen.
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Indiana (66) 16-0 1650 1 2. Miami (FL)
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By MORGAN LEE and SAVANNAH PETERS Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Timothy Busfield was released from jail Tuesday night in New Mexico, where he is facing counts of child sexual abuse. Hours earlier, Busfield’s attorneys successfully argued that the actor best known for appearances in “The West Wing,” “Field of Dreams” and “Thirtysomething”
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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Midsized cities across the U.S. are increasingly converting one-way streets to two-way routes. Transportation planners view the step as one of the easiest ways to improve safety and make downtowns more alluring to shoppers, restaurant patrons and would-be residents. Almost all streets initially started as two-way, before a mass exodus to the suburbs
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Jan. 21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ACCN — Pittsburgh at Boston College BTN — Maryland at Illinois CBSSN — Murray St. at Drake ESPN2 — Notre Dame at North Carolina ESPNU — ETSU at Chattanooga FS1 — Xavier at Creighton
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 48 31 13 4 66 170 121 Detroit 50 30 16 4 64 157 153 Montreal 50 28 15 7 63 172 167 Buffalo 49 27 17 5 59 163 153 Boston 50 28 20 2 58 166 156
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 48 31 13 4 66 170 121 13-9-0 18-4-4 6-3-1 Carolina 50 31 15 4 66 173 145 18-8-1 13-7-3 11-3-0 Detroit 50 30 16 4 64 157 153 18-8-1 12-8-3 9-4-2 Montreal 50 28 15 7 63
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 48 31 13 4 66 170 121 13-9-0 18-4-4 6-3-1 Detroit 50 30 16 4 64 157 153 18-8-1 12-8-3 9-4-2 Montreal 50 28 15 7 63 172 167 14-10-1 14-5-6 9-6-1 Buffalo 49 27 17
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 26 16 .619 — New York 25 18 .581 1½ Toronto 26 19 .578 1½ Philadelphia 23 19 .548 3 Brooklyn 12 29 .293 13½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 23 19 .548 — Miami 23 21 .523 1 Atlanta 20
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 31 10 .756 — 7-3 W-3 17-4 13-6 22-6 Boston 26 16 .619 5½ 6-4 L-1 12-7 14-9 19-10 New York 25 18 .581 7 2-8 L-4 16-6 8-12 18-11 Toronto 26 19 .578 7 6-4 W-1 13-10 13-9 22-12
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A book of essays by actor Lili Taylor, a memoir by restaurateur Keith McNally and a bestseller from Andrew Ross Sorkin about the stock market crash that helped lead to the Great Depression are among the 11 finalists for a $50,000 literary prize. The Gotham
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday’s Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts. “I think we will see some history-making moments,” Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. “With artists being nominated
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government on Tuesday approved a huge new Chinese Embassy in central London, despite strong criticism from lawmakers across the political spectrum that it could become a base for espionage and intimidation of opponents. Local Government Secretary Steve Reed formally signed off on plans for the building
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Channing Tatum is bringing the stage spinoff of his wildly successful “Magic Mike” film franchise to New York City, promising to “turn up the gas” on a show that already generates plenty of heat. “Magic Mike Live” — which offers plenty of chiseled abs and
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — While Europe is pushing back publicly against U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, the language appears softer behind the scenes. Trump published a text message on Tuesday that he received from French President Emmanuel Macron, confirmed as genuine by Macron’s office. Starting with “My friend,” Macron’s tone
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By ELENA BECATOROS and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that has not only restricted their access to information and the outside world, but is also throttling
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By ADIL JAWAD and MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The bodies of five more people were recovered on Tuesday from the scene of last weekend’s massive fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s largest city, bringing the confirmed death toll to 28, officials said. The search for dozens of people reported missing
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By WILL WEISSERT, JAMEY KEATEN and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pledge to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America’s closest allies warning of a rupture with Washington capable of shattering the NATO alliance that had
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